Documentation History
Documentation History: Appendix.
Documentation - Version 2
Preface
This version of the Documentation 2.0 was released in October of 2026, fully refactored and rebuilt using Webflow and a number of automation systems with Github Pages CMS, a WYSIWYG markdown editor.
21.10.2026 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 5 version 5.2.x
New Features
This allowed responsive layouts, download to PDF, and interactive navigation, room for Quick Start documentation, and through the power of agentic coding, much of the content and formatting could start to be refactored to be cleaner, use components, and allow for more consistent documentation. It also includes the ability to have page status, and rolling version related updates - and easier community collaboration.
The goal of refactor lightens the burden on maintainers to not worry about consistent formatting, navigation, table of contents or file compilation. You also don't need to optionally use third-party software - and also allowed multi-file versioning with conflict resolution built in.
This also allowed to compile hotkeys with an interactive layout that compiled automatically every week.
This does require a lot of back-end architecture and moving parts through Github actions, Cloudflare applications, and more - but the goal is to make this as maintainer friendly and artist friendly possible.
Documentation - Version 1
23.04.2026 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 5 version 5.1.1
24.03.2026 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 5 version 5.1.0
28.12.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 5 version 5.0.1
27.11.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 5 version 5.0.0
15.08.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.5.1
21.07.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.5.0
08.05.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.4.3
03.04.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.4.0
15.02.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.3.3
26.01.2025 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.3.2
12.12.2024 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.3.1
27.08.2024 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.2.1
23.08.2024 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.2.0
23.04.2024 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.1.1
01.04.2024 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.1.0
11.12.2023 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.0.2
18.11.2023 – Updated the manual to Bforartists 4 version 4.0.1
29.08.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.6.2
05.08.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.6.1
05.07.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.6.0
08.05.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.5.1
03.04.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.5.0
11.01.2023 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.4.1
08.12.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.4.0
12.10.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.3.1
18.09.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.3.0
08.08.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.2.2
08.07.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.2.1
09.06.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.2.0
09.04.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.1.3
04.04.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.1.2
10.03.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.1.0
02.02.2022 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.0.1
30.11.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 3 version 3.0.0
18.07.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.9.3
01.07.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.9.2
25.06.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.9.1
10.06.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.9.0
27.02.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.8.0
26.01.2021 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.7.0
27.11.2020 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.6.0
24.09.2020 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.5.1
01.09.2020 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.5.0
31.08.2020 - Cleanup and spell checking.
28.08.2020 - Improved chapter 7.3.6 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Tool Tab - Mesh - Sculpt Mode
27.08.2020 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 version 2.5.0
24.08.2020 - Added chapters 13 around video editing
17.08.2020 - Added chapter 25.10.6 + 25.10.7 + 25.10.8
13.08.2020 - Added chapter 25.10.4 + 25.10.5
11.08.2020 - Added chapter 25.10.3
10.08.2020 - Added chapter 25.10.2
08.08.2020 - Added chapter 25.10 and 25.10.1
07.08.2020 - Added chapters around 25.9, Particles tab
04.08.2020 - Updated manual to Bforartists 2.4.0
30.07.2020 - Added chapter 25.14 Editors - Properties Editor - Texture Tab.pdf
29.07.2020 - Added chapter 25.13 Editors - Properties Editor - Materials Tab.pdf
28.07.2020 - UV Editor , added chapters 25.12 around the object data tab
22.07.2020 - UV Editor , added documentation for UDIM
18.07.2020 - Small additions and corrections. Added chapter 25.12 and 7.3.15
14.07.2020 - Updated the manual to the latest changes of Bforartists 2.3.0
12.07.2020 - Added chapter 25.8.4 and 25.8.5
09.07.2020 – Added chapter 25.8.3
06.07.2020 – Added chapter 25.8.1 and 25.8.2
03.07.2020 - Added chapter 25.8 Editors - Properties Editor - Modifiers Tab.odt, Update chapter 7.2.2
01.07.2020 - Added chapter 25.11 Editors - Properties Editor - Object Constraints Tab
30.06.2020 - Updated chapter 25.7
29.06.2020 - Updated chapters 12, 20 and 25.4, added chapter 25.5
28.06.2020 - Updated the manual to the changes of Bforartists, splitted chapter 5 into sub chapters, added chapter 25.6 Editors - Properties Editor - World Tab
25.06.2020 - Added chapter 25.3 Editors - Properties Editor - Output Tab
21.06.2020 - Added chapters 19 around NLA editor
17.06.2020 - Added chapters 7.0.x around the 3D view context menus
12.06.2020 - Updated chapter 36 Standard Keymap
10.06.2020 - Updated chapter 33 Glossary
09.06.2020 - Reordered some chapters, added some missing information
09.06.2020 - Removed lots of "Here you can" phrases
07.06.2020 - Added chapters 18 around Drivers Editor
29.05.2020 - Manual update for upcoming Bforartists 2.1.0 version
28.05.2020 - Manual update for upcoming Bforartists 2.1.0 version
01.06.2020 - Added chapters 17 around Graph Editor
28.05.2020 - Manual update for upcoming Bforartists 2.1.0 version
25.05.2020 - Added chapters 16 around the Timeline
23.05.2020 - Updated chapters to new sculpting feature Draw Face Sets
22.05.2020 - Updated chapter 2 Keymap
20.05.2020 - Manual update for upcoming Bforartists 2.1.0 version, changed order of chapters in chapter 8 and 9.
16.05.2020 - Added chapters 15 around the dope sheet editor
09.05.2020 - Added chapters 14 around the movie clip editor.
28.04.2020 - Added chapter 37 - How to use the Manual
18.04.2020 - Updated the manual for Bforartists 2 gold
16.04.2020 - Updated the manual for Bforartists 2 Release Candidate
02.04.2020 - Added chapters 11 around the compositor editor
20.03.2020 - Added chapters 10 around the shader editor.
17.03.2020 - Updated the manual to Bforartists 2 Beta 0.9.1
21.02.2020 - Small changes at chapter 2, 7.1.5, 7.1.14, 7.3.11 and 22, rework at chapters 7.3.6 to 7.3.15
20.02.2020 - Updated chapter 8.3.1 and 7.3.11
19.02.2020 - Updated the manual to the latest changes for the Bforartists 2 Alpha 0.9.0 release
13.02.2020 - updated chapters 7.3.6 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Tool Tab - Sculpt Mode, 7.3.7 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Tool Tab - Vertex Paint Mode, 7.3.8 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Tool Tab - Weight Paint Mode, 7.3.9 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Tool Tab - Texture Paint Mode and 8.3.1 Editors - Image Editor - Sidebar - Tools Tab in Paint Mode
04.02.2020 - added chapter 10 Editors - Shader Editor.pdf
01.02.2020 - moved the chapters properties - tools tab to 3d view - tools tab
23.01.2020 - added chapter 9.3 Editors - UV Editor - Sidebar.pdf, 9.3.1 Editors - UV Editor - Sidebar - Image Tab.pdf, 9.3.2 Editors - UV Editor - Sidebar - Tools Tab.pdf and 9.3.3 Editors - UV Editor - Sidebar - View Tab.pdf
01.01.2020 - reorganized chapter 7.1 and 7.2
29.12.2019 - updated chapter 1 Installing Bforartists.pdf
29.12.2019 - added chapter 9.1.5 Editors - UV Editor - Header - Header Tools.pdf
20.12.2019 - added chapter 9.1.4 Editors - UV Editor - Header - UV menu.pdf
18.12.2019 - added chapter 9.1.3 Editors - UV Editor - Header - Image Menu.pdf
17.12.2019 - added chapter 9.1.2 Editors - UV Editor - Header - Select Menu.pdf
16.12.2019 - added chapter 9 Editors - UV Editor.pdf, 9.1 Editors - UV Editor - Header.pdf, 9.1.1 Editors - UV Editor - Header - View Menu.pdf
12.12.2019 - added chapter 8.3.3 Editors - Image Editor - Sidebar - View Tab.pdf, 8.3.4 Editors - Image Editor - Sidebar - Scopes Tab.pdf and 8.3.5 Editors - Image Editor - Sidebar - Mask Tab.pdf
09.12.2019 - added chapter 8.3.2 Editors - Image Editor - Sidebar - Image Tab.pdf
28.11.2019 - added chapter 8.1.7 Editors - Image Editor - Tool Shelf.pdf
20.11.2019 - added chapter 8.1.3 Editors - Image Editor - Header - Select menu, 8.1.4 Editors - Image Editor - Header - Add menu, 8.1.5 Editors - Image Editor - Header - Mask menu, 8.1.6 Editors - Image Editor - Header - Header Tools.pdf
18.11.2019 - added chapter 8.1.2 Editors - Image Editor - Header - Image menu.pdf
17.11.2019 - small changes at chapter 7.2, 7.23 and 8, added 8.1 Editors - Image Editor - Header.pdf and 8.1.1 Editors - Image Editor - Header - View menu.pdf
16.11.2019 - added chapter 8 Editors - Image Editor.pdf, Update chapter 6 Editors introduction.pdf
15.11.2019 - added chapter 7.3.1 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar - Mini Lightlib.pdf
14.11.2019 - added chapter 7.3 Editors - 3D View - Sidebar.pdf
11.11.2019 - added brush menu to chapters 7.2, renamed chapters
10.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.15 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Grease Pencil - Weight Paint Mode and 7.1.16 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Armature - Edit Mode.pdf and 7.1.17 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Armature - Pose Mode.pdf and 7.1.18 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Lattice - Edit Mode.pdf
09.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.14 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Grease Pencil - Draw Mode
08.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.13 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Grase Pencil - Sculpt Mode.pdf
06.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.11 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Text - Edit Mode.pdf, 7.1.12 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Grase Pencil - Edit Mode.pdf
05.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.9 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Surface - Edit Mode, 7.1.10 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Metaball - Edit Mode
04.11.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.7 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Particle Edit Mode.pdf and 7.1.8 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Curve - Edit Mode.pdf, small fixes
31.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.6 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Textute Paint Mode.pdf
30.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.5 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Weight Paint Mode.pdf
29.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.4 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Vertex Paint Mode.pdf
28.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.3 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Sculpt Mode.pdf
27.10.2019 - Updated chapter 25.1.3 Editors - Properties Editor - Tools Tab - Sculpt Mode.odt
26.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.2 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Mesh - Edit Mode.pdf
22.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1.1 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf - Object Mode.pdf
18.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.1 Editors - 3D View - Tool Shelf.pdf
16.10.2019 - Reordered the header menu chapters in the 3d view.
15.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.15 Editors - 3D View - Header - Grease Pencil - Draw mode - Draw menu.pdf and 7.2.8.15 Editors - 3D View - Header - Grease Pencil - Weight Paint Mode - Weights Menu.pdf
13.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.14 Editors - 3D View - Header - Armature - Pose mode - Pose menu.pdf
09.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.12 Editors - 3D View - Header - Particle - Particle mode - Particle menu.pdf
08.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.11 Editors - 3D View - Header - Mesh - Weight Paint mode - Weight menu.pdf
07.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.9 Editors - 3D View - Header - Mesh - Sculpt mode - Sculpt menu.pdf and 7.2.9.1 Editors - 3D View - Header - Mesh - Sculpt mode - Mask menu.pdf and 7.2.10 Editors - 3D View - Header - Mesh - Vertex Paint mode - Paint menu.pdf
06.10.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.17 Editors - 3D View - Header - Armature - Edit mode - Armature menu.pdf, 7.2.8.18 Editors - 3D View - Header - Lattice - Edit mode - Lattice menu.pdf
05.10.2019 - Update the manual to the changes of Bforartists 0.7.0 #141
30.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.15 Editors - 3D View - Header - Grease Pencil - Edit mode - Stroke menu.pdf, added chapter 7.2.8.16 Editors - 3D View - Header - Grease Pencil - Edit mode - Points menu.pdf
27.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.14 Editors - 3D View - Header - Grease Pencil - Edit mode - Grease Pencil menu.pdf
23.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.13 Editors - 3D View - Header - Text - Edit mode - Font menu.pdf
22.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.12 Editors - 3D View - Header - Text - Edit mode - Edit menu.pdf
21.09.2019 - Fixes at chapter 7.2.8.8 and 7.2.8.9, added chapter 7.2.8.10 Editors - 3D View - Header - Surface - Edit mode - Surface menu, added 7.2.8.11 Editors - 3D View - Header - Metaball - Edit mode - Metaball menu.pdf
20.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.8 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Control points menu.pdf, 7.2.8.9 Editors - 3D View - Header - Curve - Edit mode - Segments menu.pdf, renamed chapter 7.2.8.2 up to 7.2.8.8
19.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.7 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Curve menu.pdf
18.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.6 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - UV menu.pdf
17.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.5 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Faces menu.pdf
16.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.4 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Edge Menu.pdf
15.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.3 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit Mode - Vertex Menu.pdf
13.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.8.2 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Mesh menu.pdf
05.09.2019 - Updated chapter 7.2.8.1 Editors - 3D View - Header - Edit mode - Add menu. Small fixes at 7.2.7 Editors - 3D View - Header - Object menu and 35 Bforartists History
03.09.2019 - Updated chapter 24 Editors - Outliner
02.09.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.7 Editors - 3D View - Header - Object menu
23.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.6 Editors - 3D View - Header - Add Menu
23.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.5 Editors - 3D View - Header - Select Menu
18.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.4 Editors - 3D View - Header - Navigation Menu
17.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.3 Editors - 3D View - Header - View Menu
16.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.2 Editors - 3D View - Header - Quick Menu
15.08.2019 - Added chapter 7.2.1 Editors - 3D View - Header tools and Options
25.07.2019 - Update chapter 7.2 Editors - 3D View - Header to BFA 2#63
22.07.2019 - Update chapter 7 Editors - 3D View to BFA 2 #61
19.07.2019 - Update chapter 25.2 Editors - Properties Editor - Render Tab to BFA 2 #98
12.07.2019 - Rework chapter 25.1 to 25.1.8 #137
07.07.2019 - Added chapter 25.16 Editors - Properties Editor - Bone Constraints
05.07.2019 - Updated chapter 27 Editors - Preferences
02.07.2019 - Updated chapter 2 - Standard Keymap
22.05.2019 - Added chapter 27 Editors - Preferences
16.05.2019 - Updated the chapters 2, 23, 24, 25 to fit to Bforartists 0.4.0 release
28.04.2019 - Updated the existing chapters with images to the latest development changes.
26.04.2019 - Added chapters 25.1 up to 25.1.8, the tools tab chapters
11.04.2019 - updated chapter 3,4,6 and 25 with new screenshots.
09.04.2019 - Small changes at chapter 4 and 5
08.04.2019 - Added chapter 6 Editors introduction.pdf
07.04.2019 - Added chapter 20 Editors - Text Editor.pdf
04.04.2019 - Added chapter 30 Advanced - Scripting & Extending Bforartists.pdf + 29 Advanced - Command Line.odt
02.04.2019 - Added chapter 31 Advanced - Working Limits
02.04.2019 - Added chapter 32 - Troubleshooting.pdf
01.04.2019 - Added chapter 25 Editors - Properties Editor.pdf
01.04.2019 - Updated chapter 3 and 4
31.03.2019 - Added chapter 3 Interface, and 4 Workspaces
28.03.2019 - Added chapter 26 Editors - File browser
27.03.2019 - Added chapter 28 Data System and updated chapter 5
26.03.2019 - Added chapter 21 Editors - Python Console
25.03.2019 - Renamed all chapters again.
24.03.2019 - renamed chapter Topbar into Topbar and Footer. And extended this chapter.
21.03.2019 - Added chapter 35 Editors - Outliner
16.03.2019 - Added chapter 7 Topbar
06.03.2019 - Added chapter 17 + 36
04.03.2019 - Added chapter 95 + 96 + 1
04.03.2019 - changed the internal chapter numbering.
03.03.2019 - Updated chapter 20 Bforartists History.
08.02.2019 - Updated chapter 20 Bforartists History.
01-09-2018 - Initial commits. This changes marks the foundation for the Bforartists 2 manual.